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It rained for most of the day, but luckily I have this thing called a shed to keep me dry! It's the first time I've worked in the rain, though I did have to block one of the vent holes up (it has no vent as yet) when the wind blew the rain sideways and I was threatened with electrocution. The doors are looking fantastic, even though I say it myself. All the boards have been cut and laid in position, but I do still have to do quite a bit of work before I can think about putting the doors up in their proper place. It was a time consuming job making sure the tongue-and-groove boards were cut accurately, but if you do things one at a time you eventually get there. The results are even better than I expected, and I'm not done yet! Close to the end of the day I was just one board short for the final door, so yet another trip to Wickes was needed. While there I bought a huge vertical bolt to secure the second door in place (the one which will usually stay shut). The bolt will also support the door and take some of the weight off the hinges, and I now have to work out how to attach it to the door AND allow the other door to swing right open without hitting the bolt. I'll get back to you on that one!
Both doors together. You'll not find a better set of shed doors anywhere! The shadow line needs to be added to each piece of wood, and then everything can be nailed in place. There is another reason for not nailing things in place as you go - as it's tongue-and-groove you eventually find that you can't fit the last one or two pieces because they all slide together and the frame around them stops you doing that. So you need to lay them on loosely, lift up the edges to fit the final pieces, and then nail them all down. This is also added security - the T&G will resist being pulled off in strips and will instead act like one big board. And the expansion gap will itself be covered with some trim (if I didn't it would fill up when it rained). I just hope I never lose my key or I won't be getting inside in a hurry!
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